FedEx, UPS to hire hundreds for holidays in metro Detroit

FedEx Corp. plans to hire 300 seasonal workers as package handlers and for other support positions in metro Detroit.

FedEx Corp. is hiring 300 seasonal workers in metro Detroit for package handling and other support positions.

Most of the holiday hires will work at FedEx Ground service centers, the Memphis-based delivery company said in a news release.

FedEx is looking for new employees now and plans to bring more on "as needed to help the holidays arrive," the release said. It is hiring a total of 50,000 across the company.

Last year, about a third of FedEx Ground package handlers hired for the season remained with the company after the holiday rush, according to the release.

Atlanta-based United Parcel Service has plans for the holidays, too: The package delivery firm expects to hire 1,668 driver helpers, 574 package handlers/manual operations employees and 112 drivers in the Detroit-Warren-Livonia region for the season, Dan McMackin, UPS safety and workforce operations manager, said in an email. It is looking to hire 95,000 across the country.